China Construction Bank Corp. (CICHY, 0939.HK, 601939.HK), the country's second-largest bank by assets after Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, said Sunday that its executive vice president and executive director, Zhu Xiaohuang, has resigned due to "a change of job." The bank said in a

Germany's industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG (TYEKY, TKA.XE) wants to get at least 7 billion euros ($8.8 billion) for the two steel plants in the U.S. and in Brazil that are up for sale, Chief Executive Heinrich Hiesinger told Sunday paper Welt am Sonntag in an interview.

Belgium Economy Minister Calls For New Electricity Pricing-Report

Belgium's government should start work as soon as September to reduce "scandalously high price differences" between the country's energy providers, Economy Minister Johan Vande Lanotte said Sunday in an interview with Belgian daily De Tijd.

Lonmin Asks Lenders To Waive Test Of Banking Covenants - Newspaper

Platinum miner Lonmin PLC (LMI.LN) has asked its lenders--Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG), HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) and Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN)--to waive a test of banking covenants that it will breach following a collapse of production at its Marikana mine due to violent clashes between

WSJ 2nd UPDATE: France Accuses South Korea's Hyundai, Kia of Dumping

LA ROCHELLE, France--The French government accused South Korean car makers Hyundai Motor Co. (HYMLY, 005380.SE) and Kia Motors Corp. (000270.SE) of dumping, amid stronger sales for the two auto makers while local manufacturers see their market shares dwindling.

Samsung Electronics Makes Inroads Into Europe's LTE Market

Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY , 005930.SE) said Sunday it had made inroads into Europe's next-generation network technology--also known as long-term evolution, or LTE--markets by signing a deal to provide LTE-related equipment to a U.K-based company.

Powerful typhoon set to hit Japan's Okinawa island

Strongest typhoon to approach Okinawa in several years could overturn cars and cause waves of up to 40 feet.